What does prosperless mean?
Prosperless means (rare) Devoid of prosperity; not prosperous.
Prosperless
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(rare) Devoid of prosperity; not prosperous.
Example Sentences
Its homogeneous folk, its life rooted in the soil, its rough village equality, its prosperless but independent people, its artless literacy, its sturdy moralism— all contrasted, on one side, with the pullulating cities of a newer America, a more European America, where poverty and ignorance, class strife and ethnic strain, put unprecedented stresses on the Republic, on its culture as on its politics.
Though the Americas would have eventually been colonized for no other reason than we simply ran out of space, it would have been a much slower process if people thought it was just a lump prosperless land.
Synonyms for prosperless
Antonyms for prosperless
Related Words
Word Forms
- more prosperless
- most prosperless
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for prosperless?
Common synonyms include unprosperous.
What is the opposite of prosperless?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use prosperless in a sentence?
Its homogeneous folk, its life rooted in the soil, its rough village equality, its prosperless but independent people, its artless literacy, its sturdy moralism— all contrasted, on one side, with the pullulating cities of a newer America, a more European America, where poverty and ignorance, class strife and ethnic strain, put unprecedented stresses on the Republic, on its culture as on its politics.
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